A campaign to get criminal-justice reform into both party platforms

Criminal Justice reform is about core American values, not partisanship. The policies and laws that deprive people of their liberty and the pursuit of justice are serious and affect their friends, loved ones, and people of every political background.

It’s important that both political parties embrace justice reform prominently in their platforms.

And there’s a simple, yet effective way for you to get involved – attend your party’s convention!

Watch our short how-to video on participating in the Republican precinct convention or the Democratic County/SD convention

Find out the time, location, and date of your convention

Download the list of criminal justice resolutions

Take the resolutions and propose them at your convention

How To Participate in a Political Party Convention

In these videos, you will a gain basic understanding of how to become a full and active convention participant at a Republican precinct convention or Democratic County/SD convention. The process is simple and low key, and a you’ll have a strong voice in this setting. View the video that corresponds to your party affiliation to learn more about how to navigate these upcoming conventions.

Democratic County/SD Conventions

Republican Precinct Conventions

Resolutions

The goal is to push bi-partisan criminal justice resolutions through the convention process into the Republican and Democratic party platforms. Download and print out the document below for your political party, and take all, some, or one of them to your convention.